Making the Frame

Use a hack saw to cut the conduit pipe into four pieces measuring 104 m and one piece measuring 106 cm. Make a hole in the top of the 2-way circular boxes and insert the male ends into the holes from the outside. Push the longer electrical pipe into the male end and secure the male ends inside the circular boxes with the lock ring. Spray all the electrical bits (pipes, male ends, circular lids and 2-way boxes) in any bright happy colour.

Cut the pipe and spray

Here’s a close up of the lock ring inside the 2-way circular boxes. The lock ring screws onto the male end, which is inserted into the circular box and the longer PVC pipe fits into the male end which is outside the box.

Close up of the lock ring inside the circular 2-way box

To finish off the frame push the shorter pieces into the 2-way circular box and screw on the circular lids. I have no idea how a box can be circular but that’s what it’s called 😎

Putting it all together

Making the Tent Cover

Sew all the bandanas together to form a large square, four bandanas by four bandanas. I didn’t want the seams to show where I joined the bandanas, so I folded the large square of bandanas in half and sewed the long end closed. If you’re using a piece of material then you don’t need to worry about this step.

Zia keeping watch over the bandana tent cover

Cut the ribbon or string into ten pieces that are 18 cm or 7″ long and sew them to the tent cover as shown below.

Attaching the ribbon to the tent cover

Putting it all together

All that’s left to do is tie the tent cover to the PVC pipe A-frame and the kids can start playing.

Tie the canvas to the tent poles

Our fur kids love the tent!!

Our furry kids having a ball

And the human kids have a little place they can call their own where their imaginations can go wild!!!

A perfect little hide-away for the kids

This A-frame tent is really easy to assemble and when the kids aren’t playing just take the frame apart and roll it up or you can use the tent cover as a play mat 🙂

Easy to take down and store

I’m so happy with how it turned out and I can’t wait for all the little ones to come play.

P.S I tried to give the measurements in both mm and inches to make it easier for all the beautiful people from the States who come and visit the blog. Please double check my inches and yards if you want to make the tent. It took me longer to figure what the correct measurements should be, but you guys are worth it!! In fact it was quicker making the tent, putting it up, taking the photos and taking it down again. Go figure………

Comments

Posted: January 21, 2018 18:42

Shirley

This is wonderful for the little ones! I would go one step further and make a mat that is waterproof for the floor of the tent. I know my grand babies and little nieces and nephews will just love this!

acraftymix

Welcome

Hi, my name is Michelle or Mix to my friends. The hubby and I are so glad you popped in for a visit. We’re two IT geeks who freakin’ love making things in our spare time. And if we can re-cycle something at the same time, then we’re super happy. I hope our little blog inspires you to try do-it-yourself, so grab a cuppa and stay for a while.